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Bitcoin jumped 2.6% above $80,000, and Ether gained 3.6% to trade at $2,382 as of 11:40 p.m. ET Sunday.Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while an Iranian official warned that such a mission could be considered a violation of the ceasefire.

Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor announced that the company will not purchase bitcoin this week.Strategy’s first-quarter earnings report is set to release on Tuesday, with Wall Street analysts expecting a $18.98 loss per share.

Strategy has paused Bitcoin purchases for the week ahead of its first quarter earnings report, with Michael Saylor confirming no buys in a Sunday update.The company last acquired 3,273 BTC for $255 million, taking total holdings to 818,334 BTC valued at roughly $63.7 billion.Analysts expect a $18.98 per share loss, while criticism has intensified around STRC’s 11.5% dividend and its long-term sustainability.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an April 29 settlement requiring Uphold HQ Inc. to pay more than $5 million to customers who lost money through Cred’s CredEarn product, which the platform promoted from Jan. 2019 to Oct. 2020.Uphold CEO Simon McLoughlin called the attorney general’s characterization “profoundly inaccurate,” saying the DOJ identified Uphold as a victim of Cred’s fraud in a separate criminal case.The settlement is the first New York enforcement action to target a platform that promoted someone else’s crypto yield product rather than the product’s own issuer.

CFTC has received more than 1,500 public comments on its prediction markets rule, with firms backing its authority while state regulators push back.Kalshi, Polymarket, and Andreessen Horowitz supported the CFTC, urging it to retain exclusive control over event contracts.State gaming regulators from Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Missouri said sports contracts resemble unregulated betting and should fall under state oversight.

Coinbase said Senate negotiators reached a stablecoin rewards deal, easing delays around the CLARITY Act.NYSE filed to trade tokenized securities under DTC’s pilot while preserving traditional share rights rules.Founders Fund raised $6 billion as Tether backed a Bitcoin merger involving Strike and Elektron.

NYSE wants tokenized securities to trade beside traditional shares on the same exchange order book.Eligible tokenized assets must keep the same ticker, CUSIP, rights, and privileges as originals.Clearing and settlement would remain through DTC, keeping tokenized trading inside existing market rails now.

Buffett said investors are showing a stronger gambling mood across volatile markets and short-term trades.He criticized one-day options, calling them gambling rather than investing based on business value.Greg Abel led Berkshire’s meeting as Buffett’s warning renewed debate over speculation and crypto.

Bitcoin advocates argue touching Satoshi’s coins could weaken the network’s core ownership promise for holders.Quantum risks have revived debate over early Bitcoin wallets and cryptographic security planning across markets.Developers support post-quantum research while rejecting forced action against dormant Satoshi-linked coins across Bitcoin network.

Bitcoin’s price rose about 20% in April, but the rally was driven by perpetual futures demand while spot demand remained weak, CryptoQuant said.The firm said this divergence is a sign of a “speculative rally” rather than a structural one and may increase the risk of a price correction.

Tether profit of $1.04 billion in Q1 represents a buffer growth of 47% year on year, with excess reserves rising from $5.6 billion in Q1 2025 to $8.23 billion in Q1 2026 and total assets reaching $191.77 billion against $183.54 billion in liabilities.The $141 billion US Treasuries position makes Tether the 17th-largest holder of American government debt globally, with $20 billion in physical gold and $7 billion in Bitcoin rounding out the reserve base.A formal KPMG audit commenced in March 2026, moving Tether toward a full Big Four audit for the first time after years of relying on attestations from BDO and a previous Italian accounting firm.

The executive order instructs the Labor Department to revisit Employee Retirement Income Security Act guidance and coordinate with the Treasury Department.Trump retirement policy also launches TrumpIRA.gov next year, a site where workers without employer-sponsored plans can access retirement accounts and receive up to $1,000 annually in matching federal contributions.Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praised the order, saying “the federal government should not be making retirement investment decisions for hardworking Americans, including decisions regarding alternative assets.”

Hegseth said “I am a long enthusiast of Bitcoin and crypto potential,” making him the first sitting Defense Secretary to confirm classified government Bitcoin programs in a national security context before Congress.INDOPACOM Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo separately confirmed earlier in April that US Indo-Pacific Command operates a live Bitcoin node and tests the protocol in operational settings, describing Bitcoin as able to impose real-world costs in cybersecurity environments.Russia controls approximately 16% of global Bitcoin mining hashrate, making it the second-largest mining hub globally, while China accounts for roughly 12% through underground and offshore operations despite its 2021 domestic ban.

PACTs would let long-term bitcoin holders prepare for a worst-case quantum scenario without moving funds or signaling activity onchain.Competing proposals like BIP-361 would look to force upgrades over the span of a few years.

The firm’s total assets under management for its crypto ETPs rose to roughly $1.8 billion, a 15% increase when compared to Q1 2025.Some of the crypto ETPs the firm launched during the period included products for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana.

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